Dear Valued Customers, On September 1, 2022, a decision was made by the NIA to remove the Fuel Surcharge on all Domestic Customer bills and place a cap of $0.65/kWh on the fuel surcharge for Commercial Customers. The Nevis Island Administration assumed the responsibility for the necessary subsidy to allow NEVLEC to recover the cost of fuel that would have been otherwise recovered by the Fuel Surcharge. Due to competing demands for funds and the volatility of fuel prices, the Fuel Surcharge can n...

The annual CARILEC Lineworkers Symposium and Rodeo was held in Antigua for the period of April 19th to 21st 2024, under the theme: Leveraging Technology for a Resilient Grid: Empowering the Line Worker. Team NEVLEC was well represented at the event by Mr. Nelson Stapleton, Transmission and Distribution Manager, Mr. Resean Maynard, Mr. Vidal Jones, Mr. Clayon Clarke, Mr. Rhyan Liburd and Mr. Julian Richardson; Crew Chiefs and Mr. Paul Bradshaw, Kishawn Hobson and Shemar Munroe, Linesmen. It is im...

This year, the Nevis Youth Careers Expo (NYCE) turned 3, and of course team NEVLEC was present. The event was held on Friday 8th March 2024 at the Nevis Cultural Village from 9 am to 1 pm. NEVLEC was ably represented by Mr. Geran Liburd, Crew Chief in the Transmission and Distribution Department, Mr. Livingstone Powell, Operator III at the Generation Department, Ms. Kristel Pemberton, Customer Service Supervisor at the Customer Service Department and Ms. Nakita Thibou, Corporate Communications O...

On Thursday 7th March 2024, three (3) 5th Form students of the Gingerland Secondary School (GSS) in the persons of Adunijah Hendrickson, Nyanjé Richardson and Rajaun Fyfield visited the Main Office of NEVLEC to attend mock interviews. The main objective of the mock interviews were to give the students an opportunity to experience what an actual job interview looks like. Although the interviews were very brief, the students were later given useful tips about interviews and job preparation. As pa...

Mr. Ronell Pemberton, Planning Engineer, at NEVLEC journeyed to El Salvador to attend the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Short Course V on Geothermal Exploration, Drilling and Management conducted by GRO GTP and LAGEO held for the period of January 28th to February 11th, 2024. The course facilitated 30 participants, 25 of which came from 15 countries of Central and South America as well as Caribbean islands. A range of topics were covered. Mr. Pemberton was able to get an insight into the a...

Under the theme “Demystifying Geothermal Energy” a workshop was held at the Grenada Trade Center annex from November 15th – 17th, 2023. The workshop aimed to develop the capacity building in communication and media throughout the OECS and was very enlightening and informative. Representation was seen from member states of the OECS who participated in the 3-day workshop. In attendance were participants from Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadin...

On Tuesday 15th August, 2023, NEVLEC facilitated a visit by the Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis and officials from the US Embassy to the Geothermal Site in Hamilton. The delegation from the US Embassy included: Her Excellency Linda S. Taglialatela – US Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and OECS Mrs. Katherine Beamer – State Department Director of Caribbean Affairs Mrs. Christine Harper – State Department Eastern Caribbean Desk Officer Mrs. Breanna Green –...

The Nevis Culturama Festival was recently held from July 27th to August 8th, 2023, under the slogan “49 Years of Mas and Spree! Culturama 2023! It was indeed an eventful one. As a part of the calendar of events, the prestigious Miss Culture Queen Pageant was held on Sunday 6th August, 2023. Contestant number 2, Ms. Nangela Semple was the ambassador sponsored by NEVLEC. Ms. Semple copped the 1st Runner Up title with some amazing performances. We thank the Nevis Culturama Festival for partnering...

Transmission & Distribution Manager at the Nevis Electricity Company Ltd, Mr. Nelson Stapleton participated in JICA’s “Technical Cooperation to Promote Energy Efficiency in Caribbean Countries” held in Japan for the period of April 9-21, 2023. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is a governmental agency that provides technical cooperation and other forms of aid that promotes economic and social development in developing countries. The trip focused on two components: 1. Re...